Reports: Ex-SEAL/author fatally shot on gun range, Ever get the feeling that there's a lot more to a story?

http://www.philly.com/philly/hp/news_update/189550961.html

CrossFit Solstice |,

Eat meat and vegetables, nuts and seeds, some fruit, little starch and no sugar. Keep intake to levels that will support exercise but not body fat. Practice and train major lifts: Deadlift, clean, squat, presses, C&J, and snatch. Similarly, master the basics of gymnastics: pull-ups, dips, rope climb...

http://crossfitsolstice.com/

RPI fraternity considers downtown Troy church for a new home,

Leaders of the fraternity say they have been looking at a number of options, but the church is one of the most viable.

http://www.news10.com/story/20939235/rpi-fraternity-considers-downtown-troy-church-for-a-new-home

The Rock knocks out an alien in oddly awesome Super Bowl spot, Nice.

Yes, he will save the world, but not before he gets his hands on some milk.

http://www.blastr.com/2013-2-1/rock-knocks-out-alien-oddly-awesome-super-bowl-spot

How the Battle of Asakai Became One of the Largest Space Battles in Video Game History, Almost makes me want to play EVE.

It was pilot error that sent the Titan-class ship into enemy territory. But it was a cascade of alliances and grudges that turned the incident into a space battle involving almost 3,000 ships, one of EVE Online's largest conflicts ever.

http://on.io9.com/xppj9Wv

Luminox Recon Nav SPC Watch | Uncrate,

We like watches with military style, but we also like it when they actually do something beyond just telling the time and looking cool. The...

http://uncrate.com/stuff/luminox-recon-nav-spc-watch/

How to Tell if the Universe Is a Computer Simulation,

It's a famous question among academic philosophers and drunken college students alike: how can we be sure we're not living in a gigantic computer simulation?

http://gizmodo.com/5950832/how-to-tell-if-the-universe-is-a-computer-simulation

StickNFind- Bluetooth Powered ultra small Location Stickers, OMG I need at least 25 of these... http://igg.me/p/280077

Ultra small Sticker with Bluetooth Low Energy, that you can stick on your stuff, and use your smartphone to find them.

http://igg.me/p/280077

I just started a run with Nike+ Running,

Cheer me on with comments or likes and I’ll hear it along the way.

http://nikerunning.nike.com/plus/products/gps_app?external_share_id=1D95E1A6-B312-43B0-9C67-6907AEB4BFE7

I just started a run with Nike+ Running,

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http://nikerunning.nike.com/plus/products/gps_app?external_share_id=6D2ED821-6CFF-4166-9955-006126272790

New Lone Ranger Trailer Looks Dope. That Is All., Agree.

Say what you want about the recent Pirates movies (what I want to say isn't fit for pleasant company), the new trailer for The Lone Ranger looks pretty cool.

http://gizmodo.com/5967587/new-lone-ranger-trailer-looks-dope-that-is-all

I just started a run with Nike+ Running,

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http://nikerunning.nike.com/plus/products/gps_app?external_share_id=9C0A64EA-4CEC-4784-A922-19B7742A3DE0

At Home by Crystal Fighters,

From the SoundHound App with LiveLyrics®

http://soundhound.com/?t=328dae1c1b4c6cc6c682a2fdc2bdd923

Schrödinger's cat - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia, Dana Thompson Durso: two things for tomorrow: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uncertainty_principle http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schr%C3%B6dinger%27s_cat

Schrödinger's cat is a thought experiment, sometimes described as a paradox, devised by Austrian physicist Erwin Schrödinger in 1935. It illustrates what he saw as the problem of the Copenhagen interpretation of quantum mechanics applied to everyday objects, resulting in a contradiction with common ...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schrödinger's_cat

Six Good Habits I Learned from Being Bullied as a Geeky Kid, I learned all of these growing up geek :/

Like a lot of geeks, I spent several years in social hell as a kid. You know the routine. They passed mean notes about me in class. They got together in big groups at lunchtime, surrounded me, and asked me weird, sneering questions.

http://io9.com/5966749/six-lessons-i-learned-from-being-bullied-as-a-geeky-kid

Lights by Ellie Goulding,

From the SoundHound App

http://soundhound.com/?t=0126b2e63ca56d2f94c874ebcb1c5fb2

Casio G-Shock Bluetooth Watch, Oh, I like this too....

Smart watches have typically been the domain of geeky-looking wrist adornments that make their intelligence readily known. Until now. The Casio G-Shock Bluetooth Watch ($180) hooks up with your iPhone...\u003Cbr>Visit Uncrate for the full post.

http://flip.it/vNFGK

2013 Audi RS6 Avant, Love me an RS6....

Yes, it's a station wagon — but it's a fast station wagon. The 2013 Audi RS6 Avant ($TBA) might be the ultimate driver's wagon, thanks to the twin-turbo V8 under...\u003Cbr>Visit Uncrate for the full post.

http://flip.it/Xn9Gx

Star Trek Into Darkness Teaser,

http://flip.it/5UyKx

How many times do I have to tell you the Maya didn't give a shit about your dumb apocalypse?,

There are two things I am pissed about. One, the new age dumbasses who think that the Maya predicted the end of the world on Dec. 21, 2012. And two, the people who revel in debunking these predictions based on the logic that all doomsday prophesies are unscientific.

http://io9.com/5966111/how-many-times-do-i-have-to-tell-you-the-maya-didnt-give-a-shit-about-your-dumb-apocalypse

I just started a run with Nike+ Running,

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http://nikerunning.nike.com/plus/products/gps_app?external_share_id=1184FF32-1DB3-4302-9DE0-F4353E323C30

http://speedtest.net/result/2347172071.png, And after upgrade. As expected a bit over 50. Yay!

http://speedtest.net/result/2347172071.png

http://speedtest.net/result/2347075835.png, Baseline prior to replacing D2 cable modem

http://speedtest.net/result/2347075835.png

Cvn 80 - Enterprise

SecDef made it so!

Location:Norfolk,United States

Started on time

As expected started on time. Lots of great pomp and circumstance. Live big gun salutes, F/A 18 overhead. Great day for it as well.

Location:Norfolk,United States

Waiting to start

We're in section 8, about as far out in the pier as it gets. Another 40 min until start. Kids are already bored.

Location:Norfolk,United States

Security

Through security now. Metal detectors and the whole nine yards.

In queue

In line!



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Location:A St,Norfolk,United States

Live blog of Enterprise Inactivation

Will attempt to live blog the USS Enterprise Inactivation starting at 1 pm today


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Location:Upton Dr,Virginia Beach,United States

Converse Chuck Taylor All Star Made in Maine Boot, Looks like an Amy G boot to me.

We're not going to tell you that you'll be able to recognize it as the iconic sneaker right away, but this Converse Chuck Taylor All Star Made in Maine Boot...\u003Cbr>Visit Uncrate for the full post.

http://flpbd.it/6a3Ca

I just started a run with Nike+ Running,

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http://nikerunning.nike.com/plus/products/gps_app?external_share_id=15B6442A-7BA0-44F3-B03A-3C58EFDA6AEF

How NASA might build its very first warp drive,

A few months ago, physicist Harold White stunned the aeronautics world when he announced that he and his team at NASA had begun work on the development of a faster-than-light warp drive.

http://io9.com/5963263/how-nasa-will-build-its-very-first-warp-drive

How NASA might build its very first warp drive,

A few months ago, physicist Harold White stunned the aeronautics world when he announced that he and his team at NASA had begun work on the development of a faster-than-light warp drive.

http://io9.com/5963263/how-nasa-will-build-its-very-first-warp-drive

I just started a run with Nike+ Running,

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http://nikerunning.nike.com/plus/products/gps_app?external_share_id=99A48EE4-8189-41EF-B792-1EDE5CE5EBAE

Tips From Professional Eaters on Maximizing Your Thanksgiving Meal, Tips from the pros!

Sadly, Thanks­giv­ing comes but once a year. Which means all that amaz­ing food you're about to encounter is but a fleet­ing expe­ri­ence. You want to get the most out of it, but you can only eat so much, right?\u003Cp>What if you could eat more?\u003Cp>Nobody is bet­ter at eat­ing more—a lot more—than pro­fe...

http://flpbd.it/X2CDi

2014 Mercedes-Benz A45 AMG,

Mercedes class meets Porsche dynamics.\u003Cp>A wry smile sneaks across Tobias Moers’s face as he fires up the engine on a Mercedes A45 AMG prototype at the Hockenheimring in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. “This car doesn’t exist,” the head of development at Mercedes-AMG explains, “and that’s why you cannot...

http://flpbd.it/Wwx59

Researchers stumble onto 'lava' generated quantum dots, could power future peripherals,

Have you ever been play­ing around with molten metal salt, when you acci­den­tal­ly cre­at­ed hol­low, soft-shelled par­ti­cles that could one day increase hard disk stor­age or power future QLED dis­plays? Us nei­ther, but that's exact­ly what hap­pened to sci­en­tists at Rice Uni­ver­si­ty when th...

http://flpbd.it/RUurj

YMCA, Turkey trot tomorrow! Who else is racing tomorrow? http://nazarethymca.org/5k/

Entry fees are non refundable. On race day, all registrations must be cash or check. No credit cards please. ***RACE DAY REGISTRATIONS WILL END AT 8:45AM***

http://nazarethymca.org/5k/

DirecTV announces satellite broadband pricing tiers, up to $119.99 for 25GB,

Today, DirecTV final­ly unveiled pric­ing for its 12Mbps satel­lite broad­band ser­vice geared toward rural cus­tomers who don't have easy access to fiber or cable. This fol­lows ViaSat's ear­li­er announce­ment of its Exede satel­lite broad­band sys­tem, which is being used to power DirecTV's ser­v...

http://flpbd.it/1SKsq

Call of Duty: Black Ops II Care Package,

Most spe­cial video game pack­ages include trin­kets, but Call of Duty isn't most video games. The Call of Duty: Black Ops II Care Pack­age ($180) packs a work­ing remote-controlled quadrotor...\u003Cp>Visit Uncrate for the full post.

http://flpbd.it/hTIsI

I just started a run with Nike+ Running,

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http://nikerunning.nike.com/plus/products/gps_app?external_share_id=5DB578B3-F258-4878-8838-DDBF22695A48

Top 25 Nate Silver Facts,

Wow, this Nate Sil­ver guy sure is some­thing. His relent­less sta­tis­ti­cal sim­u­la­tions called the elec­tion per­fect­ly, like \u003Ci>months\u003C/i> before it even hap­pened, and he stuck to his guns while right-wing pun­dits dis­missed his mod­els as voodoo from their tele­vised moun­tain­tops.\u003Cp>That...

http://flpbd.it/1Y6g9

Watch Out Fitbit, This Badass New Activity Tracker Is Out to Eat Your Lunch,

You might not have ever heard of Mis­fit Wear­ables but you'll want to pay atten­tion start­ing now that its first gad­get has made its debut.\u003Cp>Found­ed by Aga­ma­trix founders Sonny Vu and Srid­har Iyen­gar, the Red­wood City-based com­pa­ny also cred­its for­mer sugar water ped­dler and Apple CEO...

http://flpbd.it/rhOZH

Jawbone reattempts Up wrist-based lifestyle monitor | Electronista,

Jawbone is retrying its wrist-based health monitor by improving and re-releasing the Up. Worn on the wrist, the Up uses various sensors to measure how people eat, sleep, move and generally live their lives, in an effort to help users live a more heal

http://www.electronista.com/articles/12/11/13/learns.from.mistakes.made.last.year/

I just started a run with Nike+ Running,

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http://nikerunning.nike.com/plus/products/gps_app?external_share_id=99C60F1A-8391-49EA-8D7E-5C052CCB294F

Stop Being a People Pleaser,

If you've always felt a compulsion to meet everyone else's needs before your own, it's hard to imagine being different. People-pleasing is not only what you do, but a strong part of who you believe you are.

http://lifehacker.com/5959129/stop-being-a-people-pleaser

Xbox 360 USB storage quietly doubled from 16GB to 32GB in latest dashboard update, Yay! I may not have to buy a new xbox hd to run Halo4. Win!

It seems that Microsoft's latest dashboard update to the Xbox 360 was little more than a trojan horse for a super secret USB

http://www.engadget.com/2012/11/09/xbox-360-usb-storage-increase/?a_dgi=aolshare_facebook

If You're Buying a $200 iPad From a Stranger at the Gas Station at Least Look at It First, Just sayin'

Some things just sound too good to be true, like dirt cheap Apple products for instance. It generally turns out that it's because they are, as an unfortunate Texas woman found out after purchasing an "iPad" from a stranger at a gas station for $200.

http://gizmodo.com/5959158/if-youre-buying-a-200-ipad-from-a-stranger-at-the-gas-station-at-least-look-at-it-first

Confederate X132 Hellcat Combat Motorcycle,

It might not look like it, but you're gaz­ing upon the world's fastest big block V-twin. The Con­fed­er­ate X132 Hell­cat Com­bat Motor­cy­cle ($72,000) set the record of 172.2 mph on...\u003Cp>Visit Uncrate for the full post.

http://flpbd.it/WcgCa

Secrets, Schemes, and Lots of Guns: Inside John McAfee's Heart of Darkness,

As dawn broke over the interior of Belize on April 30, an elite team of 42 police and soldiers, including members of the country's SWAT team and Special Forces, converged on a compound on the banks of a jungle river.

http://gizmodo.com/5958877/secrets-schemes-and-lots-of-guns-inside-john-mcafees-heart-of-darkness

Button 2.0,

erin­au­to­mat­ic added a new com­ment at 2012-10-24 15:26:12

http://flpbd.it/kbGIs

I just started a run with Nike+ Running,

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http://nikerunning.nike.com/plus/products/gps_app?external_share_id=1449B7DD-FEE8-47FC-922D-164D84A7DDD8

Flashlight Lumens vs. Candlepower - Sorting Through Advertising Gimmicks | Pinnacle Flashlights Blog, Interesting article on candlepower vs lumens.

To understand the advertising about lights which claim “80 lumens” or “1,000,000 candlepower,” you need to understand what those things are. To put it

http://www.pinnacleflashlights.com/blog/2009/04/30/lumens-vs-candlepower-sorting-through-advertising-gimmicks/

Top Camera Photos, Looking for a tree!

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http://on.fb.me/QdQhUS

I just started a run with Nike+ Running,

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http://nikerunning.nike.com/plus/products/gps_app?external_share_id=06EA9C83-7F88-4C70-BB72-E81CFD22653B

Adam Joseph,

Here is another way to think of this storm. YES...it will not be a hurricane at landfall rather that Hybrid Nor'easter we've explained to you since Wednesday. The energy and pressure with this storm will be equal to that of a strong Category 3 to weak Category 4 hurricane! Hope that explains why we've been so persistent on warning you.

http://www.facebook.com/6abcAdamJoseph/posts/10151473128433696

http://deadspin.com/5954947/do-not-touch-daddys-electronics,

http://deadspin.com/5954947/do-not-touch-daddys-electronics

http://ow.ly/eLxN3,

http://ow.ly/eLxN3

Basic Disaster Supplies Kit | Ready.gov, Hurricane is on the way. We'll see how bad it ends up getting. Handy Links: http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/prepare/ready.php http://www.ready.gov/basic-disaster-supplies-kit http://www.atlanticcityelectric.com/home/emergency/

In any emergency a family member or you yourself may suffer an injury. If you have these basic first aid supplies you are better prepared to help your loved ones when they are hurt.

http://www.ready.gov/basic-disaster-supplies-kit

Hummingbird is a 'pre-Arduino' for kids (video),

It's an Arduino -- you know, for kids. Or, as Bird­Brain Tech­nolo­gies' chief robot design Tom Lauw­ers put it, a "pre-Arduino." It's never too early to get kids into robot build­ing -- or so goes the thought process behind this nectar-loving kit. At its cen­ter is a cus­tom con­troller that can be...

http://flpbd.it/Au6mr

Icon D200,

It's okay to drool. Cre­at­ed in part­ner­ship with Banks Power, the Icon D200 ($TBA) com­bines mod­ern tech­nol­o­gy with the look of Dodge's land­mark 1965 crew cab truck. Thanks to modern...\u003Cp>Visit Uncrate for the full post.

http://flpbd.it/QDNba

Little Black Submarines by The Black Keys,

From the SoundHound App

http://soundhound.com/?t=93bf89ed76ec65025d8e5d393b711058

My Oh My by David Gray,

From the SoundHound App with LiveLyrics®

http://soundhound.com/?t=40f6b0e48d423f9aa0c9f7a5cfbf2f77

Waterfalls by Steve Poltz,

From the SoundHound App with LiveLyrics®

http://soundhound.com/?t=75911a2a9f7083453452efe7efbb22f6

2013 Zero Electric Motorcycles,

Most per­for­mance bumps amount to notice­able but rel­a­tive­ly small increas­es. The line­up of 2013 Zero Elec­tric Motor­cy­cles ($9,500-$16,000) bucks this trend by offer­ing an aver­age power increase of 99 percent,...\u003Cp>Visit Uncrate for the full post.

http://flpbd.it/HaBzq

Too Close by Alex Clare,

From the SoundHound App with LiveLyrics®

http://soundhound.com/?t=8b1c51552ffafcf2104a5b0866f3163d

Empira, http://www.etsy.com/shop/Empira?page=1

Nerdy and Awesome custom car emblems with sci-fi themes! Geekify your ride by attaching these high-quality automobile badges to your vehicle. These ARE

http://www.etsy.com/shop/Empira?page=1

Election Forecasts - FiveThirtyEight Blog - NYTimes.com, http://fivethirtyeight.blogs.nytimes.com/

FiveThirtyEight is devoted to rigorous analysis of politics, polling, public affairs, sports, science and culture, largely through statistical means.

http://fivethirtyeight.blogs.nytimes.com/

DVICE: Spinning solar cells boost electricity generation by a factor of 20,

Solar cellswork best when you leave them out in the sun all day. In order to leave them out in the sun all day, however, you have toleave them out in the sun all day, and most electronics have an alarming tendency to fry themselves when exposed to concentrated heat like that. Solution? Spin them rig…

http://dvice.com/archives/2012/10/spinning-solar.php

I just started a run with Nike+ Running,

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http://nikerunning.nike.com/plus/products/gps_app?external_share_id=C59E4620-3808-47AD-A114-3A117FA623F8

Curl Your Bacon Before Baking for Crispy Bacon Tubes, I brushed on the sriracha first, then tubed.

You may know that baking bacon is a great way to cook it up quickly and evenly, but for a little fun and flavor, the next time you bake it, why not season your bacon and twist it into spirals before baking?

http://lifehac.kr/gqQssa

Candied Bacon with Sriracha Recipe, Had this with my breakfast this morning. Yum!: http://blog.thesrirachacookbook.com/post/1706620265/candied-bacon-sriracha-recipe

This looks like something important that I should post. from Scott Hutcheson: 8 strips of bacon (thick cut is best) Sriracha hot sauce Brown Sugar Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Put a baking rack on a baking sheet and arrange the eight strips of bacon on the rack. Squeeze a thin ribbon of ...

http://blog.thesrirachacookbook.com/post/1706620265/candied-bacon-sriracha-recipe

Inside the Ring: China’s aircraft-less carrier, I think its going to be a looong time before jet operations become routine on that carrier...

China celebrated the commissioning this week of its first aircraft carrier with blustering statements and warnings to neighbors in Asia that the warship will help China settle its numerous maritime disputes.

http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2012/sep/26/inside-the-ring-chinas-aircraft-less-carrier/#.UGRQ0nBM_eQ.facebook

I just started a run with Nike+ Running,

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http://www.whatsbestnext.com/2009/10/how-to-set-up-your-desk-an-introduction/#.UFyp4EqBVMU.facebook,

http://www.whatsbestnext.com/2009/10/how-to-set-up-your-desk-an-introduction/#.UFyp4EqBVMU.facebook

For $39,000, On Vixen, On Comet And Cupid!, Interesting...

Usually, motor homes are bought by retirees as a way to enjoy their golden years and get away from their damn kids. With today's Nice Price or Crack Pipe 455-powered Vixen, you don't have to wait for retirement, but will its price make you want to hold on to your 401K? You'd think that Money Pit...

http://jalopnik.com/5944970/for-39000-on-vixen-on-comet-and-cupid

Underwater Crop Circles Discovered in the Coastal Waters of Japan,

These under­wa­ter “crop cir­cles” were until recent­ly a com­plete mys­tery. Japan­ese under­wa­ter pho­tog­ra­ph­er Yoji Ooka­ta dis­cov­ered the intri­cate 6 foot wide cir­cles on the seafloor off Amami Oshi­ma island in Japan. He returned to the island with an NHK film crew in order to study the...

http://flpbd.it/SGkPL

Chicken Enchiladas

via Evernote https://www.evernote.com/shard/s1/sh/0b848781-befd-47b0-b422-c5eacd2f9b36/69484ca0d14373da4a22279ad0d07e88

I just started a run with Nike+ Running,

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http://nikerunning.nike.com/plus/products/gps_app?external_share_id=B27D270B-D964-4CD4-B723-8092928E54D5

Movies That Were Shot in Chronological Order, Interesting article on movie creation process and the order scenes are sot in.

The first thing I should point out, is that movies are almost NEVER shot in chrono­log­i­cal order, or in other words, in sequence of the events as they would unfold or "script order." This is pret­ty com­mon knowl­edge, but don't beat your­self up if you didn't know already. For \u003Cb>Dolly Par­ton\u003C/b...

http://flpbd.it/7K6h4

Growler On Board | Uncrate,

Being able to run to the nearest bar and have your growler filled with fresh beer is great. Trying to strap it down for the...

http://uncrate.com/stuff/growler-on-board/

Growler On Board | Uncrate,

Being able to run to the nearest bar and have your growler filled with fresh beer is great. Trying to strap it down for the...

http://uncrate.com/stuff/growler-on-board/

This Looks Like the First Photo of a Fully Working iPad Mini to Me,

Knowing the accuracy of the iPhone 5 leaks and the increased amount of photos of the 7.8-inch iPad parts from the same sources, I have almost no doubt that this is a real, fully working Apple iPad mini.

http://gizmodo.com/5944173/this-looks-like-the-first-photo-of-a-fully-working-ipad-mini-to-me

Panzer Tank Knit Slippers Battle Cold Toes,

I nor­mal­ly don’t wear slip­pers on my feet, but if I had a pair of these Panz­er Tiger tank slip­pers, I’d wear them every day. Heck, I’d wear them when I head out of the house to the gro­cery store, and to the Star­bucks, and to the park, and to the movies… you get my drift.\u003Cp>What you’re look­in...

http://flpbd.it/Z34GH

First iPhone 5 Benchmarks: Screaming Fast, Yes, But Just Shy of Galaxy S III,

The iPhone 5′s A6 proces­sor is a pow­er­ful, super speedy beast, accord­ing to bench­marks of the forth­com­ing hand­set that showed up on Geek­bench on Sun­day.\u003Cp>The iPhone 5, labeled as iPhone5,2, scored a 1601 on Geek­bench’s scale. For com­par­i­son, the iPhone 4S, which runs on an A5 proces­s...

http://flpbd.it/9jKSr

Fitbit Adds Two New Fitness Trackers,

The $60 Fit­bit Zip wire­less fit­ness track­er. \u003Ci>Photo: Fit­bit\u003C/i>\u003Cp>Fit­bit, the wire­less clip-on fit­ness track­er, intro­duced two new entrants to its prod­uct line­up Mon­day, the $60 Fit­Bit Zip and the $100 Fit­bit One. Both include a wel­come upgrade to Blue­tooth 4.0 for wire­less sync­...

http://flpbd.it/Xcocu

LIFX | Uncrate,

For something we use so often, the light bulb hasn't changed much over the years. The LIFX ($70) is out to change all that. By...

http://uncrate.com/stuff/lifx/

I just started a run with Nike+ Running,

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http://nikerunning.nike.com/plus/products/gps_app?external_share_id=CF88103D-CAA5-4E5F-B86B-C32E4AFEC671

Build a PVC Bike Rack,

If you have a lot of kids or just a lot of bikes it can be difficult to keep your stable of cycles and scooters from piling up. If security isn't an issue you could always build a simple PVC bike rack to put in your garage or backyard.

http://lifehacker.com/5943687/build-a-pvc-bike-rack

Samuel Adams Octoberfest Milkshake,

We've had plen­ty of beer-based con­coc­tions before, but a milk­shake? The Samuel Adams Octo­ber­fest Milk­shake ($TBA) is here to make us believ­ers. Avail­able through Novem­ber 11 at Red Robin, this...\u003Cp>Visit Uncrate for the full post.

http://flpbd.it/qQG4s

Audi SQ5 released with 313-hp twin-turbo diesel [w/video], Nice. Is this what Bruce Bristol just ordered?

Audi is using the 24 Hours of Le Mans as a launching pad for its latest performance machine. Based on the Q5 crossover platform, the (long-rumored) SQ5

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For Guys: Top 10 Date Nights

Wife not happy with the level of romance in your relationship? Try these 10 easy date nights.

Bringing back the spark

How many times have your wife or girlfriend complained of not enough time together, or that the romance is gone? Anyone in a long-term relationship has probably heard that at one time or another. The reality is that if a very small investment of time can result in great benefits.

Time Commitment and Frequency

So what kind of time are we talking about? The planning itself is not particularly time consuming, and can be as simple as picking up a local newspaper while walking into the supermarket. Picking a reviewed restaurant from the pages of a local newspaper is an easy start. Date nights can probably be once every two weeks, and it is easiest to set them aside in advance. An arrangement with a babysitter can insure that you will follow through with the plan. Conversely, if you have activities that you want to ensure do not conflict, pick different recurring day. Like video games? Date nights on Fridays, Game night on Thursday is a great way to break up the week.

Top ten
The Traditional Dinner at a restaurant
1. Movie
2. Local Band
3. Dinner at home
4. Bowling
5. Trivia: Bar or Xbox
6. The Light Meal: Appetizers / Tapas and Drinks
7. The Bar Hop: Appetizers here, Dinner there, Dessert at the other place
8. Coffee and Dessert
9. Night at the Park
10. Baseball Game

Do's:

*Pick something that you are interested in as well. A lack of interest will make the event difficult for all. Be honest about the experience.
*Share - don't monopolize the trivia controller or all of the shrimp appetizer
*Cell phone on silent - check it at the end of the date or at reasonable intervals
*Pay attention / Focus - remember that this is likely 4-6 hrs of the month where you have to be "present". Not having your head in the game for this short time will make the experience worthless.

Don'ts

* Drive under the influence
* Check your watch - probably best just to leave it at home. Have her track the time.

Making it work

Key to making this work is to invest the time on a regular basis, and look forward to the date. Being positive will yield much better results. The alternative will just be a waste of everyone's time.

For Guys: 6 parenting tips

Little guys getting the better of you? Try these 6 tactics for peace with the kids.

"At what point did they get the upper hand?"

As a parent, this thought probably ran through your head at some point. House is a mess, wailing of one or more kids, dinner isn't ready and no-one is happy. What happened? How can I take back control? You don't need a super-nanny to get back in the driver seat. Try these tactics starting right now!

The Tone


Start with the tone of the day. Kids will test your resolve from the first moment of the day. If you can withstand the initial assault and stand tall, the whole day will start out on the right foot. It is all too easy to "let things slide until I get my coffee", and it’s a slippery slope you will have trouble recovering from.

The Timer


Sharing among siblings is one of the most common paths of strife in the home. A simple kitchen timer is surprisingly affective. 5 minutes and switch, 5 minutes and switch. Children actually respond surprisingly well to this method, enjoying the toy when they have it, and usually tire of waiting and find something else to play with in the off time.

The Counting

Get into the habit of asking once, and following up with a three count. If there is not compliance within the three count, send the child to a timeout location. Setting this precedent, especially early in the day, will often get compliance by the one or two count later in the day. The counting also can have a calming effect on the counter as well, allowing the parent to make an unemotional decision on punishment. Your ability to remain or regain your calm is essential to your piece of mind.

The Time Out

Surprisingly effective in most cases, the timeout can often defuse a situation and allow the child to regain their composure. Most sources will recommend starting timeouts at 2 years of age, with the duration be the age in minutes. For example, a four year old will have a four-minute timeout. The timer can be used, or a quick glance at the clock.

The Time out escalation

When the child misbehaves in time out, change locations, preferably to a more isolated but safe location.

The Whining

One of the most irrupting childhood habits is the "whining" speech pattern that many children will adopt. Often telling the child "I can't hear you when you whine" is very effective in changing that habit.

The Questions

Often to make conversation, a child will ask a large number of "Why" questions. A good tactic is to reverse the roles. Ask the child why they think the sky is blue. Alternatively, ask them where we're driving. You will get some very interesting answers, and the child will achieve their goal of interaction.

Belated finished pics of the Chicken Coop

We did actually finish the chicken coop last summer:

The Chicks have arrived! Early! Better get rollin'!

 

 

 

 

Shed: Doors

Doors are done too!

 

Shed: Floor & kids

More of the floor, plust two kids!

 

Shed: Foundation/Floor, Done!

Floor complete, next up doors!

 

Shed: Materials

Ok, so there it is, most of what we need to build a 8x12 shed. We need to pick up shingles, but other than that i think we've got everything!

 

Shed: Materials Delivery

Start of the Shed project! Wood being delivered